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Yahweh of Hosts has sworn by himself, [saying], Surely I will fill you with men, as with the canker-worm; and they shall lift up a shout against you.
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God's Unbreakable Oath
Commentators emphasize that God swearing an oath 'by himself' is the most solemn affirmation possible. Because there is nothing greater to swear by, this action removes all doubt about the prophecy's fulfillment. It's a divine guarantee, showing the absolute certainty of Babylon's coming judgment.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Rather, Surely I have filled you with men as with locusts, and they shall sing over you the vintage-song. The vintage-shout suggests the i…
19th Century
Anglican
The Lord of hosts has sworn by himself.— This is, as in Jeremiah 49:13, Amos 6:8, the most solemn form of affi…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet more fully confirms what he had said by introducing God as making an oath; and it is the most solemn manner of confirmation when God sw…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The Lord has sworn by himself, [saying] Or, "by his soul" or "life" F17 ; which is himself, than which he cann…
The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same themes are left and then returned to. Babylon is abundant in treasures,…
